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Captain Marvel Review

April 01, 2019 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

The 1990s setting for Captain Marvel worked brilliantly, accompanied by a great soundtrack. An empowering and pivotal moment incorporates…..

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April 01, 2019 /MB
Captain Marvel, Brie Larson, Samuel L Jackson, Jude Law, Annette Bening, Lashana Lynch, Ben Mendelsohn, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
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Mortal Engines Review

March 21, 2019 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

Mortal Engines looks amazing, it reminded me visually of a cross between Final Fantasy 7 and the Bioshock game series.  The moving cities and towns are…..

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March 21, 2019 /MB
Mortal Engines, Hugo Weaving, Robert Sheehan, Hera Hilmar, Jihae Kim, Fantasy Films, Christian Rivers, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
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Bohemian Rhapsody Review

February 27, 2019 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

A beautifully tragic telling of the rise of Queen, focusing on Freddie Mercury.  Rami Malek is amazing as…..

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February 27, 2019 /MB
Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen, Rami Malek, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Lucy Boynton, Biopic, Bryan Singer, Anthony McCarten
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Widows Review

February 22, 2019 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

An enjoyable and well-paced heist thriller with a great cast and strong lead from…..

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February 22, 2019 /MB
Widows, Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, Colin Farrell, Daniel Kaluuya, Robert Duvall, Garret Dillahunt, Thrillers, Steve McQueen, Gillian Flynn, Lynda La Plante
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Bird Box Review

January 11, 2019 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

Bird Box turns an intriguing idea into a tense and enjoyable film, but…..

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January 11, 2019 /MB
Netflix, Bird Box, Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson, Trevante Rhodes, Julian Edwards, Vivien Lyra Blair, John Malkovich, Tom Hollander, Horror films, Susanne Bier, Eric Heisserer
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Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Review

January 04, 2019 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

Brilliant yet darkly bonkers, an authentic 1980s setting and the innovative new ‘choose your own adventure’ system works…..

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January 04, 2019 /MB
Black Mirror, Bandersnatch, Fionn Whitehead, Craig Parkinson, Alice Lowe, Asim Chaudhry, Will Poulter, Charlie Brooker, David Slade
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Aquaman Review

December 19, 2018 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

Permission to come aboard. There were nice little origin segments scattered throughout the film, but some things were left unexplained…..

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December 19, 2018 /MB
Aquaman, Jason Momoa, Willem Defoe, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Dolph Lundgren, Nicole Kidman, Temuera Morrison, DC films, James Wan, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
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Searching Review

December 11, 2018 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

Searching uses a similar visual technique to the Unfriended films, but in a much more engaging and suspenseful….

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December 11, 2018 /MB
Searching, John Cho, Debra Messing, Michelle La, Joseph Lee, Thrillers, Aneesh Chaganty
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Venom Review

December 11, 2018 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

Tom Hardy is always amazing and plays Eddie Brock with great enthusiasm, but I find him a bit…..

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December 11, 2018 /MB
Venom, Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Marvel characters
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The Predator Review

December 11, 2018 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

Typical gory Predator fun, the storyline had promise, but it’s not really anything…..

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December 11, 2018 /MB
The Predator, Thomas Jane, Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Olivia Munn, Jacob Trembley, Sci fi films
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The Equalizer 2 Review

December 11, 2018 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

Denzel Washington always delivers great performances and he seems to really enjoy playing Robert McCall, the smooth yet commanding ex-Marine, but I felt that this…..

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December 11, 2018 /MB
The Equalizer 2, Denzel Washington, Ashton Sanders, Pedro Pascal, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo, Action films, Antoine Fuqua
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Ant-Man & the Wasp Review

December 11, 2018 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

Scott Lang’s hapless hero is very easy to watch and the film is really amusing.  Paul Rudd is effortlessly funny, there are some…..

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December 11, 2018 /MB
Ant-Man & the Wasp, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Pena, Marvel films, Laurence Fishburne
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Unfriended: Dark Web Review

December 11, 2018 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

Difficult to follow everything happening on screen, but an enjoyable…..

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December 11, 2018 /MB
Unfriended: Dark Web, Colin Woodell, Connor Del Rio, Andrew Lees, Betty Gabriel, Horror films, Stephanie Nogueras
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The Nun Review

December 11, 2018 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

Atmospheric and good performances but lacking some good scares, not up to par with…..

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December 11, 2018 /MB
The Nun, Demian Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Bonnie Aarons, Horror films
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Black Butterfly Review

December 11, 2018 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

Black Butterfly has a simple premise and is a seemingly straightforward…..

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December 11, 2018 /MB
Black Butterfly, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Rhys Myers, Thrillers, Piper Perabo, Abel Ferrara
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Sicario 2: Soldado Review

December 11, 2018 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

Sicario 2 is a dark, taut and decent thriller, with a grim, if not particularly original story. However, it worked well….

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December 11, 2018 /MB
Sicario 2, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Catherine Keener, Isabel Moner, Stefano Sollima, Taylor Sheridan
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Hereditary Review

December 11, 2018 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

Hereditary was the film I was most looking forward to all year and it did not disappoint. The story is told as an intriguing slow burn…..

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December 11, 2018 /MB
Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Milly Shapiro, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd, Horror films, Hereditary, Ari Aster
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Tau Review

December 11, 2018 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

The story is set in a vaguely near future and mainly based in the setting of a large, futuristic apartment, which also acts as a prison…..

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December 11, 2018 /MB
Tau, Gary Oldman, Ed Skrein, Maika Monroe, Sci fi films
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Review

December 11, 2018 by MB in FILM REVIEWS

A surprisingly emotional addition to the franchise, a lot of fun if somewhat…..

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December 11, 2018 /MB
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Chris Pratt, Jeff Goldblum, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, Ted Levine, Justice Smith, Sci fi films
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